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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13268
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Fisheries

European Commission submits still incomplete proposal on 2024 quotas in Mediterranean and Black Seas

On Tuesday 10 October, the European Commission adopted a proposal on fishing opportunities for 2024 in the waters of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

It intends to use the same tools as those supporting the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for 2022 and 2023: fishing effort for trawlers and longliners and catch limits for offshore shrimp (under the multi-annual management plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean) to achieve maximum sustainable yield (MSY)...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: A wave of elections of importance for six countries and thus for the whole EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell calls for protection of both Israeli and Palestinian civilians alike
GULF: EU and Gulf Cooperation Council want to strengthen their cooperation
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen calls for ‘inequality marker’ to be used in EU development policy assessment
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: “We need to increase our state of readiness”, warns Thierry Breton
NATO: Allied Defence Ministers meet to strengthen support for Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee on Agriculture refuses to allow CAP to finance reduction in use of pesticides
FISHERIES: European Commission submits still incomplete proposal on 2024 quotas in Mediterranean and Black Seas
HOME AFFAIRS: removal of online child sexual abuse material, Ylva Johansson to address MEPs of Committee on Civil Liberties
JUSTICE/CONSUMERS: product liability, MEPs adopt their position
CONSUMERS: toxic chemical cocktails in everyday consumer products, BEUC calls on EU to legislate as matter of urgency
DIGITAL: addictive design of online platforms, European Parliament’s political groups still divided over reversing burden of proof
ENERGY: Emmanuel Macron believes Franco-German agreement on reform of electricity market “within reach”
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen wants “Europe to be global home of clean hydrogen”
HEALTH: Stella Kyriakides defends EU’s new approach to mental health
REGIONS: Vasco Alves Cordeiro defends more flexible post-2027 cohesion policy
TRANSPORT: MEPs and EESC want to extend powers and resources of European Maritime Safety Agency
TRANSPORT: MEPs seek to shorten interval between maritime accidents and resulting investigation
ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH: glyphosate—group of NGOs urges national ministers to convince their governments to vote against extending authorisation in EU
ENVIRONMENT: revision of EU urban waste water treatment directive, German industry denounces untenable European Parliament requirements for phosphorus
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: René Repasi wants better protection for workers in ‘pre-pack’ proceedings
EUROGROUP: transatlantic dialogue - capital markets and digital euro on ministerial agenda
COMPETITION: European Commission will not extend block exemption regulation for liner shipping consortia
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission gives go-ahead for a Bulgarian measure worth around €400 million to support public gas supplier Bulgargaz EAD
STATE AID: European Commission approves Slovenian measure worth €20 million to provide liquidity to SMEs affected by energy crisis
AFGHANISTAN: EU releases €3.5 million in initial emergency aid for victims of deadly earthquake
CAUCASUS: Council of Europe sends missions to Armenia and Azerbaijan
EDUCATION: new Eurydice report on anti-discrimination policies in education
ENERGY: new European directive on energy efficiency comes into force
ENERGY: ACER calls for urgent harmonisation of European framework for assessing risks associated with security of electricity
TAXATION: Estonia to tax motor vehicles according to their CO2 emissions
DIGITAL: after an initial refusal in July, five European Parliament committee Chairs reiterated their invitation for a joint hearing with CEO of TikTok
RESEARCH: ERC grant recipients to present their work at ‘Science is Wonderful!’
REGIONS: tenth European Summit of Regions and Cities to take place in Belgium at end of March
RUSSIA: creation of a platform for contacts between Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe and Russian opposition forces
SOCIAL: despite opposition from European employers, the European Commission intends to present its draft directive on European Works Councils in early 2024